Sanctuary | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 1978 | |||
Recorded | Longview Farms, North Brookfield, Massachusetts Record Plant Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 36:52 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | Joe Wissert | |||
The J. Geils Band chronology | ||||
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Sanctuary is the eighth studio album by American rock band the J. Geils Band. The album was released in November 1978 and is the first released by EMI Records.
A 1998 re-release on the Razor & Tie label added two bonus tracks, taken from the 1982 live album Showtime!
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B−[2] |
Rolling Stone | (favorable)[3] |
Cash Box said that the single "Take It Back" is "good-time rock 'n' roll" with "a swinging handclap beat, pithy piano fills, [and] Magic Dick harmonica licks."[4] Record World praised the organ and harmonica playing.[5]
All songs written by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Could Hurt You" | 3:53 |
2. | "One Last Kiss" | 4:19 |
3. | "Take It Back" | 3:18 |
4. | "Sanctuary" | 3:50 |
5. | "Teresa" | 3:46 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Wild Man" | 5:22 |
7. | "I Can't Believe You" | 4:11 |
8. | "I Don't Hang Around Much Anymore" | 4:37 |
9. | "Jus' Can't Stop Me" | 3:36 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "I Do (Live)" | Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Jesse Smith, Willie Stephenson | 3:22 |
11. | "Land of a Thousand Dances" | Chris Kenner | 3:27 |
Album
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[6] | 49 |
Australian (Kent Music Report)[7] | 82 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1979 | "One Last Kiss" | Pop Singles[8] | 35 |
1979 | "Take It Back" | Pop Singles[8] | 67 |